The Kadjebi District Director of the National Commission for Civic Education (NCCE), Mr Daniel Agbesi Latsu, has called on Ghanaians to help protect, uphold and defend the 1992 Constitution of Ghana against all forms of abuse and violation.
He said when citizens knew and understood the contents of the constitution and the role they should play in upholding the theory and practice of the law, they became a bulwark against any form of abuse and violation.
He also said when citizens defended the laws because they knew them and understood their values, they helped in creating healthy and stable social and political conditions for a sustained socio-economic development.
Inauguration of civic education club
Mr Latsu said this during the inauguration of the Christ the Prince of Peace Junior High School (JHS) Civic Education Club (CEC) at Kadjebi in the Volta Region.
He said understanding of the constitution enabled citizens to know the rules, demands and ethics of democratic multi-party politics.
Mr Latsu also said knowledge of the constitution enabled citizens to exercise their basic rights and discharge their civic responsibilities.
An Assistant Civic Education officer of the NCCE, Ms Linda Agiti, appealed to the pupils to develop interest in the study of the constitution so they could understand and participate fully in the processes involved in the governance of the country.
Ms Agiti said when citizens became conversant with the contents of the constitution, they stood a better chance of making meaningful contributions to nation building.
Advice to pupils
The Headmaster of Christ the Prince of Peace JHS, Mr Mawunedi Sogbo, thanked the management and staff of the NCCE for establishing the club in the school.
Mr Sogbo advised the pupils to take their studies seriously and refrain from bad company to enable them to grow to become useful to society.
